The National tribune., 1887-11-03
Ex-PRIsoNERs OF WAR.

What They Are Doing Throughout the Country.
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UsIoSl
Circular No 2
ton OF Union EH Prisoners Of War; held in Chicago
Sept % and g. lss7. the following comrades were
elected 20 the Offices designated:
President. w. III. Powell. Belleville. Ill
Vice President. A, T. Decker. New York.
Chaplain Rev c. c. McCabe Ohio.
Historian. Frank t. Moran. Philadelphia Pa
Secretary and Treasury, L. y. Williams, Room
z No. 1910 street n. W., Washington, ID. c. P o.
Box 227)
cisco, Cal; H. y. Pit1n Denver. Col; 8. A. Freer,
Hartford. Conn; nj. r. Anderson, Washington. d.
c.; y. A. Cleveland Chicago III; u. ii. Williams,
indianapolis, Ind; w. ID. Lucas, Des Moines, Iowa;
G. II. MeNary, Leavenworth, Kan; Henry knipp.
Baltimore. Md; IT, IL. Curtis. Marlboro, Mass; B.
r. Finlayson, Detroit. Mich; II. d. Green, Sleepy
Eye. Mimi; H. u. Goodwin. Emerson, Neb; J. J.
Dillon, Manchester, N. IL; E. L. Hayes. Glen
Ridge, ". j.; Alexander Shaler. Ridgefeld, n. "
Geo. w. Nrooman. Toledo, Ohio; l.. r. Fortesque,
Philadelphia, Pa; Geo. B CrawfOrd, Wellsburg, w.
Va; Oscar Pierce, Milwaukee. Wis.
Executive COMMUNICATIONS ii. Mckee, Wash
ingion. ID. c.; Charles c. Davis, Boston, Mass; w.
ID. Lucas. Des Moines Iowa. Ivory III. Pike, Bloom
ington, m.
IT. Headquarters are established nj Room ?, No.
1910 II street n. W., Washington. ID. C.. (P. o. Box
227 where all communications TO the Secretary and
Treasurer should he addressed. All correspond.
ence with the President direct should be addressed
60 him mt Belleville, H.
III In order that a complete roster OF all Union
Ex Prisoners of War may be made up and placed
upon record nj Headquarters, all organized associa-
tons will Furnish the Secretary with complete
roll of membership, giving names rank, company.
regiment enlistment, discharge, prison and release
and all comrades, Union ex-prisoners OF war, not
members Of any association, are urgently requested
60 make such report direct TO the Secretary. at
Washington, ID. C., and connect themselves with
the association IA the manner provided in the Con-
Test: w III. POWELL. President.
L. p. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
MICHIGAN.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Union
Ex-Prisoners Of War of the State Of Michigan
held meeting at 0wasso Oct - and reorgan-
lied the association, which will hereafter be
known ms the Peninsular Association Of Union
Ex-Prisoners Of War of the State of Michigan"
The following officers were elected: President
VIM. II. Beasley. Sd Mich. Cav, Ithaca; First
N.-P., l.. G. Mead, Vernon; Second V.-P., l.. j.
Barnard. Ionia; Sec. and Treas, John J.. Rich
ard, 1llth Ohio Pompei. The place for holding
the next meeting is Ithaca, some time in June,
1883. Comrades will be duly notified as TO the
date. After transacting the business Of the
association the comrades were notified that the
citizens of OwassO would banquet them at
Weisner's Hall, where they were ordered to re-
port az 6 p. m., and il did not take great deal
of cOaxing TO get the consent of those present
TO partake of their hospitality. At the APP
pointed hour the ex-prisoners formed in line
and proceeded to the hall, and on entering
what a sight met their eyes Long tables
loaded with all the delicacies imaginable. were
stretched across the hall, and as we took our
seats the thought of Southern prison-peas came
20 our mind, and frequent remarks were that
we did not see any combread ground cob and
all. The supervision OF the table was under
the immediate eye of Quackenbush W.RC, and
TO say the ladies of that Corps know how TO at
tend 10 such an affair would be putting it rather
mildly. The program OF the evening was under
charge Of Comrade g. S. Gilbert. and was carried
out TO perfection. The attendance was not so
large, but they were the best feeling set of
boys imaginable. Resolutions were passed in
dorsing the National Association acts in regard
to pensions and the rebel Gag business. Com
rades who wish 10 become members Of the
organization can do so by sending so cents TO
the Secretary, thereby placing them on the roll.
In union there is strength, and if we ever ex-
pect to accomplish anything in the way of pen
sion legislation, we must stand shoulder TO
shoulder as in the days of yore. All communi-
cations addressed TO the Secretary will receive
prompt attention.-JoHN L. RICHARD, lllth
Ohio Secretary, Pompei, Mich.
NEW YORK.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The New
York City Association held their first meeting
after their Summer vacation recently, which
was largely attended. by the time the usual
routine business was through with and new
business called, everyone felt able TO do full
justice 10 the remarks made by Nice-President
Decker, of the National Association regarding
the many things which were done for them in
Chicago last month, which seems from his
statement to have been the largest and most
enthusiastic one ever held since the organiza-
ton. The prisoners pension bill was first in
dorsed then that little flag episode was taken
up with a vim and also endorsed then the
employment Of rebels in the Pension Office
when given offices where they give any decis-
ion upon claims made by Union veterans. Take
IL ali together il was fine meeting. and fully
proves that the National Association will get
an able support from them in the good work
they are doing. Let the bugles blow for for
ward march upon Congressman at the Fall
elections. and New York City Association will
take the advance guard. Twenty-Five new
applications have been received and more COM
ing.-FRED'K A. ROWE Secretary, l24 State
street. Brooklyn. N. Y.